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1 POLITICAL PARTIES Chapter 11

2 Goal of Parties: TO GET CANDIDATES ELECTED!
BUT … could our democracy exist without them – WHY did they evolve? Definition?

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4 Five Common Functions of All Political Parties :
Nominate candidates Run campaigns Provide a party image Advocate specific policies Coordinate policymaking and its implementation Which function is most important to parties?

5 Are America’s two parties extreme in their differences?

6 Party Eras in U.S. History
U.S. has typically been a 2 party nation Does a “2 party system” mean that there are only 2 parties? Party eras are typical in U.S. history Each party era is noted by:

7 First Party Era: 1796-1824 Development of Parties
Federalists 1st & shortest-lived party Capitalists / bankers, merchants, etc. Only Federalist P? Democratic-Republicans Agrarian interests Torn apart by factionalism after Federalists die out Hamilton rap link on ham/jeff pic

8 Second Party Era: 1828-1860 Rise of the Democrats
Andrew Jackson & Democrats Common man, farmers, universal male suffrage Whigs were Anti-Jackson party Henry Clay, northern industrialists only 2 Whig Ps who were aging war heroes (Wlm Henry Harrison & Zachary Taylor)

9 Third Party Era: 1860-1896 Rise of the Republicans
Anti-slavery party; replace Whigs Democrats only control South Third Party Era: Republican Dominance Anti-slavery party; replace Whigs William McKinley v. William Jennings Bryan Gold standard vs. free silver Industry, urban dominance “Grand Old Party” – GOP (Thomas Nast)

10 Fourth Party Era: 1932-1964 Democratic Dominance
New Deal Coalition, FDR Supported by? Great Society, LBJ War on Poverty What tore Dems apart & opened door for Republicans in 1968 – Nixon? Democrats have only 3 Ps win since LBJ – Who?

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